Saturday, June 27, 2020

Swimming, Biking, and Parks

The theme for this summer is: swimming, biking and going to parks!
Free and fun entertainment!

Often when I am tutoring in the morning,
Steve and the girls will go on bike rides!


Or in the evenings, we will all go on a bike ride together!


Happy 37th Birthday, Steve!

We went to Applebee's in Pella for supper

Kids ate for 99 cents that night!

On a Saturday morning, Aubrey and Steve biked THE WHOLE
Oskaloosa bike trail - they went about 12 miles (they cut a bit by Lacey)
and it only took them an hour and a half! GREAT JOB! 

You did it! 

Pool fun in our backyard! Aubrey goes in almost every day -
Avery is a bit more fair-weathered :) 

Happy Father's Day
(in the pasture, I mean, clover-filled front yard)

Also Happy 12th Anniversary to us! 

Grandma Char and Grandpa Craig telling them about 
our upcoming trip to Tennessee. 

ALL THE TOYS are back upstairs during our foundation project,
egress window install, and basement remodel. 

Finally allowed back at the parks! 



Trying the fireman's pole for the first time - loved it! 

Tried it, and wasn't a huge fan! 


Another evening bike ride


We ended up at the school playground this ride.

The girls played while I weeded the rubber - so many weeds! 


Another park stop at Bussey after a trip to the farm while mom was tutoring. 


Sunbathers 

Dad was hot and got in the pool with his clothes on! 

Avery bundled up in a few towels 


We randomly found a mask for Avery at Dollar General.
She needs them for dr. and dentist visits and will also 
take it along to TN if needed. 

Barbies in the pool always make it more fun, too!

We biked to church (Avery's first time on that curvy road)
to wish Keith and Gloria De Bruin a Happy 50th Anniversary.
It was a drive through celebration and we got cupcakes, too!

Monday, June 15, 2020

Girls to Northwest Iowa

On Grandma's way back home with Aunt Emily,
they took the girls for a week without mom and dad!
It was a Monday afternoon and they were there 
by themselves until we came on Friday!
They had a BLAST!

(these pics are now in reverse order)

On Sunday, Grandpa VG and Lennon Lo -
she was so smiley!

Grandpa took Steve, Dakota, Weston, Avery and Aubrey
on a car ride in the Roadrunner!

Lots of smiling and screaming! 

And wind-blown hair!

The girls spent a LOT of time with the Wynias
and got along so well for the week! 

Kaisands and Wynias 

Avery making oreo fluff with Grandma for Sunday lunch 

On Saturday, us, the Wynias and Grandpa and Grandma
hung out at River's Bend beach for the afternoon

Avery spent a lot of time building in the sand 

Grandpa swimming with a herd of grand-kids closely following

Camryn, Aubrey, Gavin, Avery, Jaelyn, Boden 




On Friday night, the Wynias had us over for the kids to swim,
eat pizza, hang out and have a bonfire on a beautiful evening! 

Camryn and Aubrey 

silly faces! 

the ladies hanging out 

the boys side 


bags game with the guys 

cousin line-up

The last time we saw Lennon was in the hospital - now almost six months old!


Avery and Jaelyn 

Camryn and Aubrey 


While the girls were there without us, we were sent a few pictures
to show what they were up to!
Eating lunch with the Van Grouws

quiet time at Ash's



Legos at Grandma's 

breakfast